oddfellows local 151
@oddfellows151.bsky.social
Meat cutter, union steward, Editor of the Twin Cities Labor Report, @tempestcollective.bsky.social member
"Faced with Trump’s deployment of the government police state, we should be demanding massive cuts to police, ICE, CBP, and the military and redistribution of that money to social programs that provide homes, jobs, education, and healthcare."
In defense of abolition
In defense of defund the police and abolish ICE movements, and in response to the growing anti-abolition and anti-woke political discourse.
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Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar who has two Doctorates (Medicine from Columbia and a PhD in Public Health from Oxford) who was a 16 year old high school student in suburban Detroit when 9/11 happened, and I'm curious what possible logic is behind this post other than abject racism.
Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 2w agoAbsolutely insane post
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
I have some huge political differences with PSL, but I am super happy that they appear to be helping out with the campaign by the 2,500 workers at the Joslin, IL Tyson beef plant who were recently laid off with zero notice. www.wvik.org/wvik-top-sto...
Laid-off Tyson workers rally outside plant in Joslin, fight for jobs
Hundreds of unemployed Tyson Foods workers gathered Friday in the rain outside the plant in Joslin, Ill., organized by a national organization to fight for their jobs and protest the plant closure.
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Court documents filed today by the defense attorney for a member of the Minnesota 15 under federal indictment, reveal that concurrent to Operation Metro Surge was a massive surveillance and counterinsurgency operation by the federal government.
It's obvious that our ruling class is incredibly fearful of the prospect of workers organizing.
Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · last mo.Example: Four agents infiltrated a "Workers Assembly to Defeat ICE" and strike planning meeting on Feb. 15 at the United Labor Center. That report includes this sentence: "Attendees appeared to have a negative opinion of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey." (8)
One thing about this: as always it’s going to be essential that trans people or the league under siege from this garbage not be left alone to fend for themselves. More NBA players calling out and shaming this horseshit would go a long way.
REVOL IS CLOSED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE!!! filtered & uv treated rainwater, inhouse processing & packing aka very unlikely to be full of cyclospora or other human shit diseases!!! pls don’t let the taylor farms shitstorm kill them. they’re one of the safest sources of lettuce rn IMO. like market.
MPR News@mprnews.org · last mo.Revol Greens, which grows lettuce and other greens in a massive greenhouse facility near Owatonna, may close and lay off nearly a hundred employees in October if it can’t find a buyer for the company or an infusion of funding.
Starting to be suspicious of Chris Madel's motives here...
madi mcvan@madisonmcvan.bsky.social · last mo.Chris Madel, former GOP candidate for governor and the attorney representing St. Paul police in their sexual harassment allegations against Mayor Kaohly Her, sent this text to Star Tribune columnist Rochelle Olsen after her column questioning the motivation of the allegations:
Learned today from @oddfellows151.bsky.social's invaluable Twin Cities Labor Report (subscribe!) that MN Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social shut down a sham charity exploiting "volunteers" who work concessions at Target Field and elsewhere. Great to have an AG who stands up for workers!
Twin Cities Labor Report 8/3
Target Field Workers to Strike Again, Labor's Primary Endorsements, Pearson's Shuts Down
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A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · last mo.Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
I understand that most energy on this website is taken up by debating two identical Senate candidates in Minnesota but I believe that we may be under a boss offensive right now! Read my newsletter for more: twincitieslaborreport.substack.com/p/twin-citie...
Twin Cities Labor Report 7/27
Long Strikes, Union-busting, and Settlements- Are the Bosses on the Attack?
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Factually this is wrong- Lynn Frazier was first. The NPL was a right wing split from the Socialist Party but I don't see why you wouldn't include him.
Vox@vox.com · 2mo agoNo socialist has ever been elected governor of a US state. Senior politics correspondent Andrew Prokop spoke with Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, who's trying to change that. www.vox.com/politics/495...
the minnesota 15, indicted by the federal government for their work against ICE, leave the federal courthouse in downtown minneapolis after their first appearances and are joined by supporters waiting outside
Cape Verde advance!!!!! From the Cape Verdean Association in Bridgeport, Connecticut
When a Jew wins a landslide election in the most Jewish city in the United States, where massive numbers of Jews turned out to reject a terrorist org that lobbies for genocide:
Please read this important investigation into how AI is being used to monitor bus drivers in Rochester, MN. ATU Local 1005 has been complaining of invasive surveillance. A city official acknowledged that the monitoring is "intrusive" in a message obtained via FOIA docs. Reporting by Isabela Escalona
FOIA Documents Show "Intrusive" AI System is Monitoring Rochester Bus Drivers - Workday Magazine
Workers say the surveillance is invasive and leads to unfair disciplining of drivers.
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Fundraiser for the 15 folks in Minnesota indicted yesterday for anti-ICE organizing, from a vetted source: chuffed.org/project/1865...
Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026, fifteen anti-ICE organizers were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities.
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Good morning Blusky! Have I got the newsletter for you! Lots of juicy bits! twincitieslaborreport.substack.com/p/twin-citie...
Twin Cities Labor Report 6/15
Target Field Workers Announce Strike, Cub Workers Reject Contract, North Ridge Finally Wins
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Good morning to everyone! A new Twin Cities Labor Report is here!! Come for my sarcasm about the AFL CIO convention, stay for my St Paul Public Works reporting twincitieslaborreport.substack.com/p/twin-citie...
Twin Cities Labor Report 6/8
AFL-CIO Convention, LynLake Therapists Unionize, Strib Layoffs
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Statement from the Star Tribune Guild in response to management’s plans to lay off 15% of staff, including union members in the newsroom:
Hey Network, my staff union MACE is seeking donations from our greater community to support Khalid Abdi's young family. Those donations will go directly where they will have the greatest impact. gofund.me/7a0e6e036
Donate to Supporting Khalid's young family after tragic death. , organized by Dane Ryan
MACE, the staff union of the frontline workers of AFSCME Council 5 MN … Dane Ryan needs your support for Supporting Khalid's young family after tragic death.
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NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question
Happy Birthday to the most fabulous, very groovy Kate Pierson, vocalist with the The B-52’s, born 4/27/1948. #B52s #KatePierson
Here it is, your official May Day guide for the twin cities! Read and share! twincitieslaborreport.substack.com/p/twin-citie...
Twin Cities Labor Report 4/27
Your May Day Calendar is Here!
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